Detachable shoe upper or overgaiter.



Patented Nov. 27, 1917.

.t.pyiieation filed 'fi iarch :38, 1917. Serial No. 158,253.

and I cio eoiere the foiiowing to be 3 fuil, 4

oieer, and exact description oi the invention, sueh as Wlii enabieothers skliied 111 tiie art 1iCi' appertoms to make and use theinvention relates generaiiy to apr roi more portioaierly to certain newand grovemente in cietaohable shoe uper geiters. ieot o:f the inventionis to provicie oie iency cioth or other upper or .or shoes Wiiioh son bereeo1iiy to or removed from a shoe and provided with means for preventg;in order that it Wiii present carence to the oasuei observer.

;ct of the invention ie to proie upper or over-goitor for 1 15 spiit etite front inetead of "e m; true reg&ring devises now the .merset and.Whioh is provideoi With r no ors for receivimg a iooing, the appearanceof an choisie shoe upper.

o3ject the invention is to improve ineaus for seouring the me opper orover-gaiter in position upon .1e shoe.

. etiil "zir h r obect of the invention ie improve upon devices of thisi the provision of an extremely mie %l etrtiotion one which wili beefficient and reiieifle er1 weii a&epted to the purpose whioh it isciesigne.. With ti1es& and numerous other objecte in 'view the inventionconsists of certain de- 5 teils of construction, and the combinationmir] arrangement of parts as Wili be hereim efter uily (iesoribed andoiaimed.

in. the accompanying drewings forming of the application, anci in whichsimire 'erenoe cheracters ciesigmate Iike parts ,iirorigiiout the sevemiviewez- Figmre is a sicie eievetion of a si1oe haviog a deteohebieupper, oonstruoted in eceordence With this invention, attached there- 5me corner of the upper edge of the upper ieg tome baoir and being partiyin tecriarabie and inexpeneive contion to show the interior constructionof the Sema;

Fig. 2 is front view of the lower portion ofthe upper;

igz 3 is a bottom pian view of the shoe With the upper attached, showingthe positions et the two straps; and

Fig. 43: a perspective view 01% the adjacent onde of the forwardnioetiower sirops about to be hooked together.

Reierring more particulerly to the dmW ings, the numeral 1 designates ashoe, which may be either a low shoe or a high top shoe, and 2 thedetachabie upper or ovengeiter iiorming the slibject matter of thepresent A invention. This upper or ovr-gaiter 2 mny 70e et cloth orother suitable material and of a oolor distinguishable from that of theshoe, and ornamented in any marmer desired.

Uniike the detachable shoe uppers or overgeiters now on the market,commoniy called spate, this upper is split at its front and providedwith suitable fastening elements, here shown in the forni of eyelets 3for reoeiving a laoing. However, it is tobe understood that any othertype of fastening oiements may be empioyed. Secured to the interiorsides of the upper 2 at its front edges and extending from the top tothe bottom thereof, are resilient stays 4. These may be piaced eitherinwardly of the line or series of eyelet: 3 o: outwardly of saideyelets, as is most ciesirabie.

Secureoi to the interior sides of the upper 2 in any suitabie manner andarranged at the bottom edges of the same are additional stays,preferably composed of sections 5 and 6, the sections 5 having theirforward ends rigidiy secured et 7 to the iower ends of the front stays4: and being provided With copei*ating fastening elements 8 and 9. Thesesections 5 are adapted to pass over the upper portion or waist band ofthe foot when applied to use. The sections 6 are arranged at the extremelowermost portions of the upper and are disposed adjacent the instep.

A pair of straps 10 ami 11 are secured to the opposite sides* of theupper 2 and are adapted to pass beneatn the instep when said upper isapplied to a shoe. The strap 10 is to be iisposed adjacent the orwaroiportion or breast of the heel of the shoe ami prevents the upper fromworking forwar, while the strap 11 is disposed adjacent tho extremetorward emd of,the instep to drow the waist band tight around the shoe.These straps are provided with suitabie take-up means, here shwn in theform of buckles 12 somewhat similar to the ordinary snspender buckles.

When the device is applied to use, the fastening elements 8-and 9 arefirat engaged and the straps 10 and 11 are then inserted through thebuckles and tightened. The upper is then laced the same as en ordinaryshoe, and after this is done it Wii1 be found that the stays4 preventwrinkling of the extreme upper Portion of the upper and force the lowerportion downwaxgdy toward the toe of the shoe. The stay 5 prevent theuppe1" from working upwardly and hold it ti ht aronnd the shoe or footThe upper W111 thus fit snugly and propefly aronnd the shoe and foot andwill present a very neat appearance. Owing to the fact that it is 1acedat the front instead of being bu toned or otherwise secured at the side,it W111 give the appearance of an ordinary non-detachable upper forshoes instead of a detachable upper or overgaiter.

From the foregomg description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawngs, the construction and use of the invention Will be readilyunderstood without a more extended expianation. As varions changes inform, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, it is tene understood that do not wish to be limited to the precise construction herein shown and described.

1. A detachabie shoe upper or overgaiter which is split at its front andprovided with fastening elemente, resflient stays secured to thenpper orover-gaiter at its front edges and extending from the top to the bottomthereof, and additional re siiient stays secnred to the upper orovergaiter a.t th bottom edgesthereof.

2. A detachable shoe upper or over-gaiter my hand in the presence of twosubsci which is split at its front and provided with fastening eIements,resilient stays secnred to the upper or ove'r-gaiter at its front edgeaand extending from the top to the bottoro L thereof, and additionalresfiient stays se cured to' the upper or over-gaiter at the bot t0medges thereof, the forward ends of the bottom stays bein rigdly secu1ed:o toe lower ends of the iront stays.

3 A. detachable shoe upper or over-gaiter which is sp.iit at its frontand provided with fastening e1enflents, resilient stays secnred to theupper or over-gaiter at its front edges and extending from the top tothe bottom thereof, and additional resilient stays se oured tothe upperor over gaiter at the hottom edges thereof, the forward ends of thebottom stays being rigidlysecnred to the ower ends of the front staysand being provided with coperating fastening eiemente for connectingthem together.

i. A detachable shpe npper or mer-g: Which is sp1it at its front andprovided .4 astening 'elemencs, resiiient S tays secnr to the nppcr orovergaiter at i'ts front e" and extending from the top to the botthereof, additional resilient stays seonrec the upper or over-gaiter atthe bottom thereof, said additional stays being made in separatesections, the forward, ends of the forwardmost sections beingrigidlysecnred to the lower ends of the front stays nd adapted to bedisposed on the upper t of the foot, and other sections hein posedadjacent tne instep of the atter, a strap sccured to the bottom edges oiupper or over-gaiter and adapted to p beneath the instep.

.n testimony whereof I have heren witnesses.

FERDINAJD W. Witnesses .;mnnrmn E. Smomnm, RAYMOND R. KENBRIK.

